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FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 2011
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OF 26035OZ SEPTEMBER 35
INFO IMMEDIATE PEK LNG.
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YOUR TELNOS 1391 AND 1392: NATIONALITY ORDER IN COUNCIL :
PASSPORTS.
OUR COMMENTS ON THE TEXT OF THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT IN SECOND
TUR ARE AS FOLLOWS -
(A) PARA. 2. WE SUGGEST ADDING HONG KONG BETWEEN 'BDTC' AND 'PASSPORTS'. YOU MAY WISH TO PLACE THIS PARA. AFTER PARA. 3 AFTER DEALING WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE OF BN (0) PASSPORTS.
(B) PARA. 4. WE SUGGEST THAT 'CONSULAR POSTS' IN THE FIRST SENTENCE BE REPLACED BY 'UK PASSPORT ISSUING POSTS', AS IN PARA. 7:
(C) PARA. 5 FOR CONSISTENCY CONSULAR POSTS (AND BY THE UK PASSPORT OFFICES)' IN THE SECOND SENTENCE SHOULD ALSO BE REPLACED BY 'UK
PASSPORT ISSUING POSTS':
(D) PARA. 6. WE ARE SEEKING EXCO'S ADVICE ON 8 OCTOBER ON WHETHER WE SHOULD CHANGE TO THE NEW FORMAT FOR BDTC (HONG KONG) V PASSPORTS. WE WILL RECOMMEND CHANGING TO THE NEW FORMAT AND WILL TELEGRAPH EXCO'S DECISION TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE MEETING. YOU MAY WISH TO LEAVE IN SQUARE BRACKETS THE FOLLOWING :
HONG KONG WILL CHANGE TO THE NEW FORMAT FOR BDTC (HONG KONG) PASSPORTS BUT WITH HONG KONG ON THE COVER AND THE GOVERNOR'S RUBRIC ONCE THE UK GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COMMON
FORMAT PASSPORT':
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(E) PARA. 7. WE RECOMMEND THAT (NOT THE HONG KONG IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS)' BE DELETED AS THE DIFFERENCE WILL NOT BE APPARENT TO
THE LAYMAN:
(F) PARA. 8. WE RECOMMEND THAT HONG KONG' BE INSERTED BETWEEN 'BDTC' AND 'PASSPORT' AND THAT 'GOVERNOR' BE REPLACED BY 'GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL'. FEES PAYABLE UNDER THE SECOND SCHEDULE TO THE IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS ARE SET BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL:
(G) PARA. 9. THE FIRST SENTENCE IS TOO CONDENSED AND WE FAVOUR A MORE ELABORATE VERSION AS FOLLOWS:
'BN(0) PASSPORTS WILL BE ENDORSED TO INDICATE THAT THEIR HOLDERS ARE THE HOLDERS OF HONG KONG PERMANENT IDENTITY CARDS WHICH STATE THEIR RIGHT OF ABODE IN HONG KONG'. BUT THIS WILL DEPEND ON CHINESE AGREEMENT TO THE WORDING OF THE RIGHT OF ABODE ENDORSEMENT IN BN (0) PASSPORT. IF CHINESE AGREEMENT IS NOT FORTHCOMING BY THE TIME THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT IS PUBLISHED, WE WILL HAVE TO STICK TO THE EXISTING VERSION BUT WITH THE WORD 'APPROPRIATELY' INSERTED BEFORE 'ENDORSED'. IF CHINESE AGREEMENT IS FORTHCOMING OUR PROPOSED VERSION MAY BE ADOPTED AND THE SECOND SENTENCE WILL FALL AWAY: CONFIDENTIAL
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